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4 Feb. l1, 1930. J. BRENDLE TIME RECORDING INSTRUMENT 5 snets-sneet 5Filed Jan. 24, 1925 Patented Feb. l', 1930 PATENT FFCE JULIUS BRENDLE, FZURICH, SXVITZERLAND v TIME-RECORDING lINSTRUMENT Application ineaJanuary 24, 1925, serial No. 4,523, and in switzerland May 24, 1924.

The present invention relates to improvements in time-recordinginstruments.

In order to avoid the subsequent calculation 0I" tlie effective workingtimewhen checking the .latter by means of a time-recording instrumentthe drive of the indicating device formed by the time operated typeWheels or stamping mechanism is interrupted during those intervals inthe Working time Which lo are not counted as over-time.

To this end the recording instrument is provided with an auxiliarydevice by which a device for imparting actuating motion to the typewheels is automatically eut out and is l5 only cut in again when theinterval not to be recorded has elapsed.

The indicating device on time-recording instruments Aforming the subjectmatter of the presentinvention is'provided with a type Wheel driven Abya Wheel-Work, the type wheel carrying a scale for indicating time unitsWhich takes into account the intervals in the Working time sol thatthetype wheel indicates directly the effective Working time.

The indicating scale of the type Wheel may be soarranged that itindicates the effective time when being actuated by a continuouslyWorking clock. work. Thereby the ,above mentioned auxiliary device -for'cuttinof the type Wheel in and out is rendered super uous aswell as aseparate device for actuating the type Wheel, and the recordinginstrument is thus substantially simplified and the costs of manufactureare correspondingly reduced,

In a modified constructional example of the indicating device a furthervstamping vor type organ `may be provided besides the type wheel, whichstamping organ carries an indicating scale for time units that isdifferent from the scale of the type Wheel, a pawl and ratchetmechanismhaving a wheel providedwith a toothing that takes into account theintervals in the working time cooperating .,5 with the stamping organfor adjust-ing the latter into the stamping positions. Provision isfurther made that the type organ returns into its initial position bythe toothing of the ratchet Wheel, Whilst during the intervals in theworking time the stampingorganis prevented from being'ifurther displacedand re-- mains in its proper stamping position.

The scales on theitype wheel and on the stamping organ may, forinstance, be such that one'scale unit on the type Wheel corre- 55 spendsto one tenth of an hour and one scale unit on the type vorgancorresponds to one hundredth of an hour so that 1t is also possible toobtain very accurate indications of the time elapsed during acomparatively short Working process. f rlhe invention will now -beexplained With reference to the accompanying drawings in which severalconstructional.examples of the time indicating device according to thepresent invention are illustrated. In these drawings: F 1 shoWsfinelevation the type Wheel and the parts adapted to drive the type Wheel.

Fig. 2 is a plan vieWof Fig. 1, 70. Fig. 3 is a detail of Fig. 1, Fig..4 is an elevation view of one construc- -tional form of the typewheel,

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the type wheel illustrated in Fig. 4,Fig. 6 shows a modified constructional ex-v ample of the type Wheel in avertical section, Fig. 7 is an inside view of one half of the cover partAof thetype Wheel illustrated in Fig. 6, Fig. 8 is an inside .view ofone half of the .casing part of the type Wheelillustrated in Fig. 6,

Fig. 9 is a detail of the type Wheel shown in Figs. 6 8, 35 Fig. 10shows part of the indicating scale on the circumference of a type Wheeldeveloped into a plane to show the printing types i 9o Figs. 11 and l2are developments corresponding to that shown in Fig. 10 but showingdifferent printing types,

F ig. 13 shows in a vertical section'a modication of the stampingmechanism comprising three type wheels placed beside each other, r

Fig. 14 shows the three type Wheels of Fig.

18 in a perspective view,

Fig. 15 is an elevational View of a modi- 100 fied mechanism forimparting rotation to a type wheel,

Fig. 16 shows a time indicating device comprising a type wheel and afurther type organ in an elevation View, the type wheel being omitted,

Fig. 17 is a plan view of Fig. 16,

Fig. 18 is a detail of Fig. 16 and Fig. 19 shows in a diagrammaticmanner a modified arrangement for driving a type organ of the type shownin Figs. 17 and 18.

Referring now to the constructional eX- ample illustrated in Figs. 1 3 1denotes the type wheel which is fixed to the shaft 2 by means of amilled screw nut 3 cooperating with the end 4 of the shaft provided withscrew thread.

Between the plates 5 and 6 of the instrument a clockwork is mountedconsisting of the usual rotatably mounted casing 7 which encloses thespiral spring and is provided with a toothed rim 8. A train of gearwheels 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 is interposed between the toothedrim 8 of the casing and the escapement wheel 16 with which the stops 17,18 on the pendulum 19 cooperate.

To the shaft 2 carrying the type wheel 1 a gear wheel 2() is fixed fordriving the type wheel. To this end a second spring operated mechanismis provided consisting of a spring casing 21 provided with a toothed rim22 which is in mesh with the gear wheel 20. The rotating movement of thetype wheel 1 has to be effected intermittently for reasons statedhereinafter and in order to control this movement of the type wheel 1 agear wheel 23 is in mesh with the gear wheel 20 on the shaft 2 of thetype wheel 1, the gear wheel 23 acts normally as a stop and prevents therotation of the gear wheel 20 under the urge of the spring casing 21.The gear wheel is operatively connected by means of a'train of gears 24,25, 26 and 27 to a two-winged blade 28 fixed to the axle 29 on which thegear wheel 27 is secured (Figs. 1 and The tips of the blade 28 cooperatewith a gear Wheel 3() secured to the axle 31 on which the gear wheel 12which forms part of the train of gear wheels of the clockwork issecured. The gear wheel 30 is provided with six teeth and will performone complete revolution during a determined time. The tip of a wing 28which is pressed against the teeth of the Wheel 30 by the action of thespring casing 21 glides off the flank of a tooth of the wheel 30 whenthe latter assumes a determined angular position, whereupon the blade 28performs half of one revolution and the tip of the other wing engageswith the next tooth of the wheel 30 and so forth. Every time the bladeturns through one half of a revolution the type wheel is turned througha determined angular extent. On the axle 29 a gear Wheel 82 is mountedwhich cooperates with a gear wheel 33 to the axle 34 of pallet 35 forpreventing an excess speed.

The type wheel 1 is provided at its circumference with an indicatingscale consisting of printing types which will now be explained withreference to Fig. 4 and Figs. 10-12. This scale indicating time unitsstarts at l with 00 which corresponds to the beginning of the workinghours, for instance to 7 ocl. a. m. To the numbers Uil folio .t in thedirection of the arrow the numbers O, 10, 15, 2O and so on up to 55 andthen 100. The angular extent between OO and 100 corresponds to oneworking hour, the intermediate numbers indicate the minutes. After thenumber 100 the row of numbers starts again with O5 up to 55 and 200which corresponds to two working hours. ln a similar manner the timescale is continued so that at H the number 500 will be present, whichcorresponds to live working hours. This scale is continued at III, whenthe row of numbers starts again with O5, 10 and so on up to the number60() which corresponds to six working hours. The numbering is repeatedin a similar manner up to IV where the number 900 is present whichcorresponds to nine working hours and which represents the normal dailyworking time in the chosen example.

The parts of the circumference of the type wheel situated between Il and111 and-between IV and l, which interrupt the scale of the type wheelcorrespond to the intervals in the working, which with the type wheelsillustrated in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 4, 10, corresponds to one hour forthe part Il lll and to two hours for the part 1V l. Thereby it isassumed that the type wheel performs one complete revolution during 12hours and the gear wheel 30 controlling the step by step turningmovement of the type wheel performs one complete revolution every halfhour so that every five minutes a turning impulse acts on the typewheel 1. Obviously the type wheel 1 may also perform one completerevolution within 18 or 24 hours whereby the time scale would have to bealtered accordingly; the printing types might be arranged to indicatetenths of hours.

The scale may, however, also be continued between 1V and I andeventually also between II and 1H and the figures on the printing typesin these intervals may 'be combined with symbols to distinguish theindications by these parts of the type wheel as overtime. For instance a-l symbol may be added to these figures as is illustrated in Fig. 11 atA and B.

The above described type wheel is intended for indicating theworkingtime of an ordinary working day. With other working times, as,for instance, is the case on Saturdays, another type wheel the scale ofwhich corresponds to the different working time is required. The scaleof a Saturday wheel is shown'in Fig. 12 and the printing types rangefrom 00 up to 500 to indicate five working hours. The remainder' of thecircumference of the Saturday-Wheel designated with C is left blank. Inorder to obtain a continuous record of the working hours during one weeksix type Wheels are required, one for each working day. A day-type wheelhas to be exchanged after the day has elapsed against the type wheelhaving the consecutive scale.

The type Wheel illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 consists of a rim 36 carriedon arms and to one side of the rim are shaped portions or segments 37,38, 39 and 40 are screwed. The portions 3T and 39 are provided at theircircumference with the scale of time units described above as the partsI to II and III to IV. The portions 38 and 40 correspond to theintervals in the working time; the portion 38 and eventually the portion40 may also be omitted, in case no symbols for marking overtime areprovided as has been described with reference to Fig. 11 when over-timehas not to be registered.

The arc shaped portions 374-40 may be exchanged with other portionshaving a different scale if it be desired, the screw connectionpermitting a convenient exchange.

In order to vary the scale indicating Working time units, i. e. theprinting types, on the type wheel itself, the latter may be providedwith exchangeable printing types as is illustrated in the constructionalexample shown in Figs. 6-9. The type wheel shown in section in Fig. 6comprises two discs 41 and 42. The disc 41, one half of which is shownin Fig. 8 when looking at its inner side, is rigidly fixed on the shaft2. The disc 42, one half of which is illustrated in Fig. 8 is detachablyconnected to the disc 41 by means of three set-screws 43 which engagesockets 44 provided on the disc 41 and having internal thread. The discs41 and 42 are provided with laterally extending flanges 45 and 46adjacent to their outer peripheries and the disc 42 carries a furtherfiange 47 concentric to the ange 46. The fiange 46 is provided with aplurality of equally pitched radial notches 48 adapted to receive aprinting type 49. The individual printing type 4-9 which is securelyheld in between the two discs 41 and 42 has a head portion 50 projeetingbeyond the circumference of the discs 41 and 42 and a foot portion 51.The latter is enlarged in the lateral direction in the shape of a hammerhead and the printing types rest with the end of the foot on the flange47 and with the shoulders of the hammer head on the flanges 45 and 46respectively. In the lateral direction the printing types 49 bearagainst the discs 41 and 42 with the ends of the hammer head and in thecircumferential direction of. the discs the portions of the printingtypes projecting beyond the circumference of the discs 41 and 42 bearagainst each other (Fig. 9) and the printing types are embedded in theradial notches 48. The printing types are thus non-displaceably held inposition.

These printing types may be readily exchanged and the scale indicatingthe units of the working time may thus be adapted to any subdivision ofthe Working time. In order to exchange printing types the screws 43 areunscrewed and the disc 46 together with the printing types 49 areremoved from the shaft 2. The variation of the scale indicating theWorking time may also be effected by means of type wheels which areangularly adjustable one against the other. An embodiment of this typeis illustrated in Figs. 13 and 14. Three type wheels 52, 53 and 54 arearranged beside each other on the shaft 2 and it is assumed that thetype wheels are provided with time indicating scales in such a mannerthat the type wheel 52 indicates live working hours which correspond tothe working time on a forenoon and is provided with printing typesbearing the figures 00 up to 500. as has been described above for theaart I-II of the type wheel shown in Fig. 4. and a blank circumferentialspace equal to at least two hours being provided. The type wheel 53carries printing types having the figures 500 up to 900 corresponding tothe working time on an afternoon, and a blank space equal to three hoursand the type wheel 54 carries printing types having a symbol besides thefigures to indicate over-time, the

figures starting with 00 up to say 400, the rest of thecircumference ofthe wheel being left blank. The intervals in the working time areobtained by a corresponding angular displacement of the end of the scaleon the wheel 52 against the beginning of the scale on the wheel 53 andwhen the intervals change the adjustment of the wheels is variedaccordingly. In Fig. 13 denotes the tray on which the cards, on whichthe working time derived from the indicating means is printed. areplaced and 56 is the hammer of the known mechanism which causes thecards to be pressed against the printing type of the type wheel. In Fig.13 it is assumed that the hammer 56 is laterally displaceablefin oneposition it cooperates with the normal working time type wheels 52 and53, in the other position the hammer cooperates with the type wheel 54indicating the over-time.

A further constructional example of the subject matter of the inventionis shown in Fig. 15 in which the type wheel is actuated by a ratchetmechanism.

The type wheel 57 is provided with printing types 59 the figures onwhich form a consecutive scale of units of the working time, forinstance tenth of working hours and the numbering being 00, 0.1, 0.2,0.3 1.0 1.1 up to 12.00 indicating 12 Working hours. The type wheel 57is fixed to a shaft .38 and it rotated by means ot a two-armed ratchetlever 60 turnably mounted in a pin 6l.

lhe atchet lever 60 carries at its one arm a pusher pawl 62 which ispressed by means o1" a spring (S3 against pins 64 arranged in a "ircleon a disc rigidly connected to the type wheel 5T. The other arm ot thelever 60 is a pawl 66 cooperating with a ratchet disc 6T and is pressedagainst the latter by means ot the spring 68. The disc 67 is rigidlymounted cn a snat't 69 driven by a clockwork in the direction ot thearrow shown in Fig. l5 and the circumference of the disc is providedwith toothed portions T0 and blank portions 7l.

During the working time the teeth of one or the other ot the toothedportions 70 of the disc 6T cooperate with the pawl 66 and every toothcauses a turning motion of the lever 60 against the influence of thespring 68. Thereby the pusher pawl 62 cooperating with the pins 64causes a turning movement ot the type wheel through a determined angularamount whereupon the pusher pawl 62 is in a position to cooperate withthe next pin 6-1- l so on. The angular movement otl the anu type wheelimparted by each action of the ratchet lever shall occur after every 6minates. It l designates the beginning ot the working time, tor instanceT ocl. a. m., the blank portion la--ll on the ratchet disc 6T will havereached the pawl 66 ot the ratchet erer 60. at 8.48 a. 1n. aftereighteen ratchet movements of the lever 60 and thereby atter eighteenstep by step movements of the type wheel l, the blank portion lal)corresponds to the breakfast interval. The ratchet lever 19 is now notoperated by the ratchet disc 6T and the type wheel is not turned untilthe first tooth of the toothed portion beginning at lh ras reached thepawls 66 during the turther turning motion ot the disc 6T under theactuation ot the clockwork. lVith the peripheral extent of l'd-*lb shownin Fig. l5 this will happen at 9 a. m. when the intermittent turningmovement ot the type wheel starts again. The ratchet lever 6() is againinoperative at l2 oci. when the beginning et the blank portion H-UI ofthe circumference ot the disc 6T which corresponds to the middayinterval, has reached the pawl 66. At 1.30 p. 1n. i. e. when the toothedportion starting at lll acts upon the pawl 66 the intermittent turningot the type wheel is again c'i'ccted until 5 ocl. p. in. when the blankportion between lV and l comes to cooperate with the pawl 66. Theperipheral extent oi a blank poion IVe-l corresponds to two hours andthis portion may be used for actuating the ratchet lever 6() by screwinga toothed segment to the disc in a similar manner as has been shown infl, whereby the type wheel indicates these time units as overtime. Inconsequence of the blank portions in the ratchet disc the type Wheel isonly turned during the proper Working time and it indicates the latter.

'l'he toothed portions on the ratchet disc 6T .'hich take into accountthe intervals in the working time by their peripheral distance lregneach other may also be detachably secured to a ratchet disc in a similarmanner as has been disclosed with reference to Fig. l o the drawings, sothat the segments might l be exchzlnged for others the toothing of whichcorresponds to ditlferent units of time 0r .shows a different peripheralextent to take imo account intervals in the working time of .rentduration.

A 'further constrnctional example of the indicating device according tothe present inv kntion illustrated in Figs. l6-18 in which a Jfurtherstamping mechanism or type organ provided with printing types indicatingwerking time in units ot a diti'erent order to the ot the type wheel isarranged to cooperate with the latter in indicating the workin" time,the printing organ returning ino its in fai po rion by the forceseffectingr an angular movement of the type wheel.

ih tor instance. the scale on the type wheel indicates tenths ot anhour, the scale on the 'irzio organ may indicate hundredths of an horn*.-o that with a work involving a comparatively short working time anexact indiion ci the latter is rendered possible.

listar-ring new to the instrument illustrated in Figs. 16h18 it is ot asimilar design llustiated in Figs. 148 as regards the means :tor causingthe step by step movement of the type wheel l, which is omitted in Fig.t clcarness7 and the parts are l for sake oi designated with the sainereference numbers. lin this case it is h( vever assumed that the gearwheel 210 with which the two-winged blade cooperates performs onecomplete revolution every 36 mimites, so that the type wheel isintermittently turned every siX minutes. the printing types on the typewheel 1 indi fatin g thus tenth of an hour.

T he type organ comprises a lever T3 turnably mounted on a stationarypivot 74 and carrying on the circumferential part of its arc shaped endT5 printing types 'T6 bearing the figures O to "9, 'ifhe type organ isarranged beside the printing wheel, so that the ligures on the typewheel and on the type organ are arranged close to each other. The leverT3 is provided with a laterally extending control arm T7 which carriesat its free end a weight i' 8 and a pin T9 cooperating with a snail 8Oxed to an axle 8l (Figs. 16 and 18). The circumference of the snail 80is cam shaped and has ten steps 82 at continuously and uniformlyincreasing radial distances trom the axle .81; the snail is rotated inthe ydirection of the arrow shown in Fig. 18. The angular position ofthe lever 73 varies When the pin 7 9 cooperates with different steps 82and each step causes the lever 73 to take up a definite printingposition. It is assumed that the axle 81 performs one completerevolution every six minutes, i. e. every tenth of an hour, so that thelever 73 is turned by the cooperation of the pin 79 With the steps 82every one hundredth of an hour into a different printing position. Whenthe pin 79 has reached the innermost step 82 of the snail 80, in Whichposition of the pin the lever 73 assumes the position shown in Fig. 16in full lines, the pin and thereby the lever 73 must be returned intoits initial position, in which the pin 79 cooperates with the outermoststep 82 and the lever 73 is in the position shown in dash and dot lines,in Fig. 16. To this end a pin 83 is provided on the lever 73 and to theaxle 29 on Which the blade 28 controlling the movement of the type Wheel1 is fixed, a disc consisting of two equal cam-shaped halves 84 issecured. Every six minutes the tip of the blade 28 glides off' the flankof a tooth of the gear Wheel 30 and the axle 29 performs half arevolution. Thereby the turning cam 84 acts on the pin 13 and displacesthe latter whereby the lever 73 is swung in the direction indicated bythe arrow in 16 and the pin 79 is swung off the innermost step 82 into aposition to cooperate with the outermost step 82. To ensure a safeengagement with this outermost step a member 85 is provided forming acontinuation of the outermost step 82 pivoted at 86 and is operated by aspring 87. When the lever 73 is returned into its initial position andthe pin 79 is lifted off the innermost step 82 the member 85 isdisplaced momentarily against the action of the spring 86 and moves backagain When the pin 79 has moved past it and acts as a support to the pin79 until the latter bears on the uppermost step 82. Thereby the lever 73is kept in a position in Which the type marked with O is in theprintingr position. After the elapse of 1/100 of an hour the snail 80has been turned so far that the pin 79 drops onto the next step 82whereby the lever 73 is turned by the weight 78 so that the printingtype carrying the figure 1 is in the printing position and so on untilthe snail 80 has been turned so far that the pin 79 rests on theinnermost step 82 of the snail 8O in which case the printing typecarrying the figure 9 is in the printing position. The printing organremains in each intermediate position during an interval amounting toone hundredth of an hour. Then the means for moving the type Wheels arereleased, the blade 28 performs one half of a revolution and the typewheel 1 is turned so that the following printing type indicating onetenth of an hour is in the ]')rinting position and the printing organindicating the hundredth of an hour is simultaneously returned into itsinitial position. As may be seen in Fig. 17 the printing types indicatethe hours With the figures 100, 200, 500, 600 and so on andtheintermediate types bear the figures 5.1, 5.2 and so on. To the figureson the type wheel the figures on the printing types of the organ 73 arejoined so that the time on a card will be recorded such as 5.10, 5.11,5.12 and so on, indicating thus the beginning or the end of a Workingtime With an accuracy of tWo decimals of an hour.

The intervals in the Working time are again taken into account in asimilar manner as has been described above with the first constructionalexample by omitting printing types on the type Wheel along peripheralextents which correspond to the duration of these intervals.

In Fig. 19 a modification of the apparatus provided with a printingorgan indicating hundredths of an hour is illustrated which (liders fromthe apparatus shown in Figs. 16-18 in the manner in which the printingorgan is returned into its initial position. In Fig. 19 only the partsnecessary to effect this return movement are shown, the other parts ofthe apparatus being similar to those illustrated in 16 and 17 areomitted for the sake of clearness.

The type Wheel 1 being again provided with printing types having figuresto indicate tenths of hours. is fixed on the shaft 2 and a disc 88provided with toothed and blank circumferential portions is also fixedto said shaft. The toothed portion I-II corresponds to the forenoonWorking hours, the blank portion H-HI to the noon interval, the toothedportion IIIv-IV to the afternoon Working hours and the blank portionIV-I to an interval to make up 12 hours. The pitch of the teethcorresponds to tenths of Working hours. The circumference of the typeWheel 1 is provided in a similar manner with printing types in the partsl-II and III-IV indicating the working hours, whilst the parts )I1-IIIand IV-l have no printing types. The type organ 73 is again turnableabout a fulcrnm 74 and is turned into ten portions by the action of therotating snail 80 provided vvith ten working steps 82 with which a tooth89 on the free end of the lever arm 77, which is in rigid connection orintegral with the lever 73, cooperates. A turning of the snail 80 in thedirection of the arroW causes the ten printing types 76 on the arcshaped end of the lever 73 to come consecutively into the operativeprinting position. In order to return the lever 73 into its initialposition after the tooth 89 has moved along the innermost step 82 atooth 9() is provided on the lever arm 77 adapted to engage With theteeth of the disc 88. The moment the tooth 89 has moved along theinnermost step 82. i. e. when one ninth of the hundredth of an hour haselapsed, the type Wheel and the disc 88 are moved by the clock-Work 21released by the blade 28 (Figs. 1 or 16), thereby the tooth is forcedout of the space of tooth with which it cooperates and the lever arm 77and the lever 7 3 are swung into their initial position in Which thetooth 89 rests again on the outermost step 82 of the snail 80, Thisaction is repeated every time the type Wheel is turned after the elapseof six minutes or one tenth of an hour. During the intervals in theWorking' hours the printing lever 73 remains in its inoperativeposition7 as the tooth 90 rests on the blank portions of the disc 88which is at the same radial distance from the shaft 2 as the tips of theteeth of the toothed parts of the disc 88.

Also with this constructional example the toothed parts of the disc 88may be separate segments exchangeably secured to a disc body. It hasbeen assumed that the disc 88 together with the type Wheel l performsone revolution in 12 hours, however these parts may also perform onerevolution in 18 or 24 hours. Whereby the scale indicating the time Willhave to be modified accordingly.

I claim:

1. In a Workmans time recorder, a clock Work, a type Wheel, an operativeconnection between said type wheel and said clock Work. and a scale onsaid type-Wheel indicating units of time. which scale takes into accountthe intervals in the Workingy time so that the type Wheel indicatesdirectly the effective Working time.

2. In a Workmans time recorder7 a continuously driven type Wheel havingon its circumference a series of type conforming to a continuous scale.which scale is interrupted for the duration of non-working periods.

3. In a Workmans time recorder, a continuously stepped printing Wheelhaving a series of successive denominations on its circumference, saidseries having' non-printing portions for non-WorkinzgV periods, adriving train for said Wheel, a time train, mechanism between the tivotrains to control the stepping of said Wheel. a pivoted printing' memberadjacent said Wheel for printing fractional denominations of the stepsof said Wheel, means in the time train to actuate said member and meanson the driving train to re-set the mem` bei' to Zero each time saidWheel is stepped. In testimony whereof I afl-ix my signature.

JULIUS BRENDLE.

